What is Democratic Opportunism?
One reason I support Bernie Sanders is his effort to brong back respect to the words “Democratic Socialism.”
I go one step further. I am not a socialist, democratic or otherwise, because I do not feel there is any intrinsic right to equal wealth to even equal access to such social goods as culture, quality of housing or health care. I fully understand that there is value in paying an NFL quarterback an absurd amount of money or in Paul Allen buying himself a yacht so big he needs a freghter to ship a fleet of tenders every time the Octopussy moves form port to port. Equality of outcomes is not my ideal.
The biggest challenge in Opportunity is how to deal with great wealth. A society that do9es not limit inheritance can not assure theta each child has equal opportunity to succeed. This does not mean confiscating Jeff Bezos’ or Donald Trump’s billions. It does mean taxng that money to poay for schools, good housing, and healthcare so that other popel also have a chance to become wealthy.